Obituaries
Katherine M. Brzozowski
Mar 14, 2007
Katherine M. (Parker) BrzozowskiKatherine M. (Parker) Brzozowski, 90, formerly of Pine Hurst Rd., Bristol, passed away Wednesday, (March 14, 2007) at the Sheriden Woods Health Care in Bristol. She was the wife of Stanley F. Brzozowski for over 50 years. Katherine was born in Bristol on June 6, 1916, the daughter of the late Ralph and Katherine (Clerkin) Parker. She...
Omer J. Thibault
Mar 4, 2007
Omer J. ThibaultBRISTOL - Omer J. Thibault, 81, of 62 Jacob St. passed away Sunday, March 4, 2007, at Sheriden Woods Health Care Center. He was the widower of Gertrude (Langer) Thibault. Omer was born in Holyoke, Mass., Aug. 9, 1925, the son of the late Marcel and Marie L. (Blais) Thibault. He served in U.S. Army for 24 years,...
Rhea E. Palance
Mar 3, 2007
Rhea E. (Morin) PalanceBRISTOL - Rhea E. (Morin) Palance, 84, of 35 Ingraham Place passed away Saturday, March 3, 2007, at the Nursing Care Center of Bristol. She was the wife of Danny Palance. Mrs. Palance was born in Bristol on Jan. 11, 1923, the daughter of the late Edward and Ann (Emond) Morin. She lived in Bristol all her...
Robert T. McCarthy
Feb 22, 2007
Robert T. McCarthyBRISTOL - Robert T. McCarthy, 73, of 34 Merriman St., passed away Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007, at Bristol Hospital. Robert was born in Bristol July 18, 1933, the son of the late William A. and Beatrice R. (McGuigan) McCarthy. He was employed at The Bristol Press, were he worked for more than 20 years before he retired. He...
Florence Keltonic
Feb 15, 2007
Florence (Perugino) KeltonicPLYMOUTH - Florence (Perugino) Keltonic, 80, of 20 Matthew St., Terryville, passed away Feb. 15, 2007, at Bristol Hospital. She was the widow of Frank Keltonic. She was born Aug. 2, 1926, in Bristol, the daughter of the late Dominick and Christine (Cistare) Perugino. She lived her whole life in the Bristol area. Florence was a member of...
Opal Crahan
Feb 6, 2007
Opal (Fields) CrahanBELLA VISTA, Ark. - Opal (Fields) Crahan, 77, of Bella Vista, Ark., passed away Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007, at the Circle of Life in Springdale. She was the widow of Lawrence Crahan. She was born April 17, 1929, in Presque Isle, Maine, the daughter of the late Farrell and Mabel (Libby) Fields. Opal was very active in the...
Armand J. Massaro
Feb 2, 2007
Armand J. MassaroSUN CITY CENTER, Fla. - Armand J. Massaro, 90, formerly of Bristol, passed away Friday, Feb. 2, 2007, in Florida. He was the beloved husband of Shirley (Bruneau) Massaro. He was born in Bristol, the son of the late Frank and Minnie (Samartino) Massaro. In 1971, he retired as a machinist at New Departure-Hyatt Division of General Motors...
Maria R. Lepore-Shappy
Jan 17, 2007
Maria R. (Sportelli) Lepore-ShappyBRISTOL - Maria R. (Sportelli) Lepore-Shappy, 79, of 500 Stafford Ave., passed away Wednes-day, Jan. 17, 2007, at Bristol Hospital. She was born June 16, 1927, in Bari, Italy, the daughter of the late Gio-vanni and Fontina (Coletta) Sportelli. Mrs. Shappy came to New York in 1947 and married her first husband, the late Albert John Lepore...
Walter S. Wojnarowski
Jan 11, 2007
Walter S. WojnarowskiBRISTOL - , 74, formerly of Cottage Street, Bristol, passed away Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007, at Newington Health Care. He was the widower of Doris E. (Tews) Wojnarowski. He was born in Bristol, Oct. 14, 1932, the son of the late Bazyli and Stella (Klimanoski) Wojnarowski. Walter served his country in two wars, the U.S. Army in the...
Willard R. "Kem" Kempton, Jr
Jan 8, 2007
Willard R. "Kem" Kempton, Jr.BRISTOL - Willard R. "Kem" Kempton, 70, of 47 Crown St., died at his home Monday, Jan. 8, 2007. He was the husband of Dolores (Sklenka) Kempton. Kem was born Nov. 3, 1936, in Bristol, the son of the late Willard R. "Red" Sr. and Teresa (Bossi) Kempton. He resided his entire life in Bristol and...
John A. Dyke
Jan 7, 2007
John A. DykeBRISTOL - John A. Dyke, 46, of 76 Jacob St., passed away Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007, at his home. He was born in New Britain June 8, 1960, the son of Theodore and Elaine (Talarsky) Dyke. Besides his parents, he is survived by two sisters, Deborah and Sandra Dyke, both of Bristol; a nephew, Jason Madeley; two nieces,...
Janice Gilbert
Jan 1, 2007
Janice (Duval) GilbertBRISTOL - , 53, of 63 Rockwell Ave., passed away Monday, Jan. 1, 2007, at Hartford Hospital. She was the wife of Wayne Gilbert. Janice was born in Bristol April 27, 1953, the daughter of Jeanne (Laurendeau) Duval and the late George Duval. She worked at Washington Inventor Services for more than 20 years and was a member...
Eric L. Santorso
Dec 18, 2006
Eric L. SantorsoBRISTOL - Eric L. Santorso, 23, of Bristol passed away Monday, Dec. 18, 2006. Eric was working for Amodio in New Britain and Labor Ready in Bristol. Eric was quiet and very generous, also the best friend you could ever have. He leaves behind his mother, Sharon O'Dea; his sister, Mary Ellen Santorso; his nephew, Brandon A. Nichol-son,...
Robert J. LaRosa
Dec 17, 2006
Robert J. LaRosaHOSCHTON, Ga. - Robert J. LaRosa, 54, of Hoschton, Ga., passed away Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006, at Emory Health Care Hospital in Atlanta. He was the husband of Carolyn (Doty) LaRosa. Robert was born in New Britain Feb. 9, 1952, the son of Mary (DiGiovanni) LaRosa and the late Joseph LaRosa. He lived in Connecticut until he moved...
Lucy Cavalieri
Dec 15, 2006
Lucy (Centrella) CavalieriHOLLYWOOD, Fla. - Lucy (Centrella) Cavalieri, a longtime Bristol resident, passed gently from this world Friday, Dec. 15, 2006, at Bay Pointe Terrace in Hollywood, Fla., after a brief illness. She was born May 17, 1911, in Winsted, the daughter of the late Angelo and Teresa (Tirosi) Centrella. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph C. Cavalieri in...
Phyllis M. Barlowski
Dec 10, 2006
Phyllis M. BarlowskiBRISTOL - Phyllis M. Barlowski, 83, wife of the late Stanley A. Barlowski, of Sixth Street, died Sunday, Dec. 10, 2006, at Bristol Hospital. She was born in Meriden Nov. 7, 1923, daughter of the late Julius and Adeline (Wornieck) Awdziewicz. She was employed at the former Smith Gates Inc. in Farmington for many years, retiring in 1988....
Tillie L. Grzymkowski
Dec 3, 2006
Tillie L. (Lyga) GrzymkowskiPLYMOUTH - Tillie L. (Lyga) Grzymkowski, 76, of Terryville, passed away Sunday, Dec. 3, 2006 at New Britain General Hospital. She was the widow of Sylvester Grzymkowski. She was born Sept. 9, 1930 in Bristol, the daughter of the late Peter and Sophie Lyga. Tillie devoted a member of St. Stanislaus Church. She is survived by a...
Stella P. Dobreski
Dec 1, 2006
Stella P. DobreskiStella P. Dobreski, 89, died on Dec. 1, 2006 in Santa Barbara, CA. Originally from Bristol, CT, she moved to Carpinteria, CA in 1997 to spend the remainder of her life with her family. She was born in New Haven, CT on April 7, 1917 to Pauline and Stanley Pomonowski. She is survived by her son, Arthur Dobreski...
Walter John Schulze
Nov 23, 2006
Walter John SchulzeWalter John Schulze of Highland Road, Bethlehem and Ocala, Fla., died very suddenly on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday November 23, 2006, in Bethlehem. He was the husband of Bonita "Bonnie" (Penso) Schulze. Walter was born in Terryville on October 14, 1928 in the parsonage of Holy Trinity Church where his father Paul O. Schulze was pastor. He was also...
Linda E. Dubnansky
Oct 17, 2006
Linda E. (Bobroske) DubnanskyMrs. Linda E. (Bobroske) Dubnansky, 86, formerly of Roberts St., Bristol, passed away on Tuesday, (October 17, 2006) at the Nursing Care Center of Bristol. She was the widow of John Dubnansky. She was born on October 29, 1919 in Bristol, the daughter of the late Louis and Helen (Schaffrick) Bobroske. Mrs. Dubnansky was a member of...
